1.  Is your Fundraising transactional or transformative? 2.  Is your Fundraising driven by the mission or the budget? 3.  Is your...

Disrupt. Innovate. Think bigger, think differently! All valuable advice.  In fact, innovation is often listed as one of the most...

I’ve just returned from San Diego from the 2019 Nonprofit Storytelling Conference.   It will take a lot of time to process the...

Sometimes, to make truly lasting, important, substantive change we have to honor what came before. We weren’t there for the little...

I love this question from Tim Sarrantonio at Neon. Do we think enough about what gratitude is, what it means and how we truly express...

WONDERFUL post today from Amy Eisenstein on Nonprofit Job Titles.  Touch of humor and some really good points.  We’re seeing trends in...

Sat through another meeting where Fundraising was referred to as “the F word” . . . . ha ha ha, giggle giggle, ’cause it’s a bad word. I...

There’s a lot of ugly in the world right now. There’s a lot to feel angry and dejected about and there’s a lot of negativity and...

Right here, right now I will totally admit this is an opportunistic blog. I can’t help it; it’s the year I became a hockey fan and, like...

Everything anyone needs to know about fundraising can be summed up in a five-step process. Find prospects who are concerned about The...

The older I get the more grateful I am for the mentors I had when I started fundraising. More and more, I find myself remembering their...

I have a confession to make.  I’m a conference junkie. Fundraising and nonprofit conferences, specifically.  I’ve been fortunate to...

For all of you celebrating the end of the fiscal year today, June 30 . . . Happy New Year! May your goals be reached and exceeded. May...

They do.  All of them. Every Fundraising Thing Works There’s a lot of great advice out there about fundraising – countless blogs,...

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), of which I am a member and President of the Las Vegas chapter, hosted its annual...

Clerk:  Your total is $blahblahblah, would you like to add a dollar to support children puppies hungry old homeless high-school band? Me:...